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At Minato City licensed daycare, both the basic daycare fee and the meal fee are ¥0

User Fees at Minato City Licensed Daycare and Similar (basic daycare fee and meal fee) / Minato City
User Fees at Minato City Licensed Daycare and Similar (basic daycare fee and meal fee)Minato CityAll households, all agesNo income limit
At licensed daycare, both the daycare fee and the meal fee are ¥0
Basic daycare fee and meal fee¥0Regardless of income, age or sibling order
  • What costs money are extended-hours fees and the facility's actual-cost charges
The same for certified centers, community-based childcare, etc.Kosodate Tokyo

Basic daycare fees at licensed daycare (ninka hoikuen), certified centers for early childhood education and care (nintei kodomo-en), Minato City daycare rooms and community-based childcare (small-scale childcare, home-based childcare, etc.) in Minato City are free for all households and all ages. Meal fees are also ¥0.

Free daycare was expanded for the 3–5-year-old classes from October 2019 and for the first child in the 0–2-year-old classes (taxable households) from September 2025; now licensed daycare fees are ¥0 regardless of income, age or sibling order.

What costs money are "extended-hours fees" (care after 6:15 p.m., in 3 brackets A/B/C, with a maximum monthly cost of ¥2,000 for A, ¥6,000 for B and ¥10,000 for C), the "early-morning care fee" offered only at Shinmei Daycare (¥200–¥600 a day), and each facility's own actual-cost charges (teaching materials, events, staple food, etc.). The basic daycare fee itself is not charged at all.

The bracket for extended-hours fees is determined by the household's municipal resident tax income-based amount (after subtracting the adjustment deduction and the flat-rate tax reduction). Dividend deductions, housing loan deductions, hometown tax donations (furusato nōzei) and similar are not subtracted, so these tax-saving measures do not lower your extended-hours fee.

Nationality and residence status

If you are a foreign national applying on the grounds of work or job hunting, you may need a Permission to Engage in Activity Other Than That Permitted, depending on your residence status. Official source (Japanese)

Notes

Basic daycare fees at licensed daycare, certified centers for early childhood education and care, Minato City daycare rooms and community-based childcare are completely free(as of FY2026, all households, all ages). Meal fees are also ¥0.History of the expansion of free daycare: - 3–5-year-old classes: from October 2019 (national free early childhood education and care) - First child in the 0–2-year-old classes (taxable households): from September 2025 (Minato City's own expansion)Extended-hours fee brackets (city-run and certified centers, 3 brackets): - A: public assistance, etc. → ¥0 for 7:15–19:15, ¥200 per hour early morning/evening, monthly limit ¥2,000 - B: tax-exempt or income-based amount under ¥200,000 → ¥200/¥400 per hour, monthly limit ¥6,000 - C: income-based amount ¥200,000 or more → ¥400/¥600 per hour, monthly limit ¥10,000Early-morning care (Shinmei Daycare only): ¥200–¥600 a day (by bracket)Bracket determination: municipal resident tax income-based amount (after the adjustment deduction and flat-rate tax reduction). Dividend deductions,housing loan deductions, hometown tax donations, foreign tax credits and similar are not subtracted.If you have not filed a resident tax return, or Minato City cannot confirm your tax information, you are placed in the highest bracket (C).Extended-hours fees at private licensed and community-based childcare may differ by facility. The extended-hours fee for home-visit childcarefor children on waiting lists is ¥1,000 per hour.Actual-cost charges: teaching materials, events, staple food (at facilities where you bring rice), school bus fees and similar are separate.Link with related programs: referred to in the "difference calculation" for the unlicensed (with certificate) subsidy and the Tokyo-certified daycare subsidy.Because the licensed daycare fee is ¥0, the result is that min(unlicensed/Tokyo-certified daycare fee, subsidy base amount) issubsidized in full.

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